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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-03-03

that money can be invested in farn1na
lands which will pay. on an average,
1--WE or six per cent net profit. over and
above taxes, insurance, repairs, etc,
and leave the steadily enhancing value
of the land. which amounts to not less
than two per cent. annually, taking
long periods together, as an accumu-
lating fund. This, 1 believe, consider.
ing the low price which money COM
mands loaned on mortgage, or invested
in safe stocks or bonds, is very good
return. But it requires some judgment
to make the proper selection of farm;
and it requires some knowledge of
farming to manage it after it is bought,
to secure these results. But given the
judgment and the knowledge, and it
can readily be DONE. McLain Smith,
in Ohio Farmer.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-03-03
A SILLY CEREMONY.
Description OF the Queens " Drawing.
Room" or Reception to Ladies.

Description Of the Queens "Drawins.
Room" or Reception to Ladies'.
A ''drawing-room," as Queen Victo-
ria's reception to ladies is called. be-
gins at three o'clock in the afternoon.
But-more particularly of late years
the Queen has not always been able to
remain throughout the ceremony. Per-
haps, after an hours sufferance on her
part, her Majesty retires and the
Princess of Wales fills her place. But
the Princess is not the rose. She only
lives near it, and the triumph of the
day is darkened for those ladies who,
arriving Il little late, courtesy to the
Princess instead of the Queen. Ac-
cordingly, it seems to have occurred
to some enterprising lady that if she
had her carriage at the gates of the
palace an hour before they were thrown
back she would be in pretty good time.
At the next drawing-room some one
bettered this, being there an hour and
five minutes early. The process has
gone forward till now the changing of
noon from the clock-tower of West
minister is heard adown a long string
of carriages containing ladies in low
est evening dress, sitting stonily wait
ing, while a mob of sight-seers peer at
them as mercilessly as if they were
framed pictures of their ancestresses.
There is well-authenticated record
of a young lady who had carefully and
successfully rehearsed her courtesy to
the Queen, and who, suddenly finding
herself in the royal presence, and see
ing to the right an open door. forgot
every thing but the comfort of being
away, and without noticing the Queen.
Princess and Prince skipped toward
the door and SO out into space. The
great rock on which debutantes split is
making their courtesy too soon. Their
mind is full of it. 1t has lived with
them for days and nights, and there is
great human impulse to get rid of it
as soon as possible. Debutantes who
have presence of mind, and habitues of
court know that the proper thing to do
is to walk close up to the Queen. and
then perform the outrageous flop which
has come to take the place of the pref
ty maidenly courtesy. After this the
debutante finds herself in passage be-
tween two groups. On her right hand
is the diplomatic circle, with many Of
her Majesty's Ministers. The Prime
Minister rarely fails to stand by
through the long hours of the drawing
room. On the other side grouped to
the left of the Queen, are her many
sons and daughters. 1t is necessary.
or ut least desirable, that to each sew
eral one as she passes. the debutante
should make Obeisance.-C0r. Chicago
Times.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-03-03
ONE HONEST MAN.
A Story Which Needs Confederation He
fore Being Accepted True.

A Story Which Needs Confederation He
fore Being Accepted las True.
Among those in the east room was
DR.. Weiting, of Syracuse, N. Y. DR..
Wieting owns the Opera-hOuse wherein
Cleveland was nominated for Governor.
The President shook the little doctor s
hand quite cordially. There is good
story told of DR.. Weiting. Some years
ago he was lecturing in New York, and
after the lecture he was approached by
a young man who was an entire stran-
ger to him. The doctor was therefore
greatly surprised to hear him make an
extraordinary request. He had been
in the audience and heard the lecture,
and was captivated by the doctors elo-
quence, and he made bold to speak to
him. The young man said he desired
to 90 to California and wanted money.
"Givc me one thousand dollars
said he to DR.. Weiting. land I'll send
YOU one-half of every dollar make in
California"
The doctor was SO surprised at the
request that he did not say any thing
for some time, and finally asked the
young man who he was. The doctor
learned his name, and then asked him
why he did not go to his relatives for
money. The young man replied that
he had no relatives.
After few days thinking over the
matter the doctor concluded to give the
money to the young man. and he did
SO. A year or so afterward DR.. Welt
ing received 5000 from California. II
was marked: "One-half of the money
l have made" DR.. We;-ing then wrote
to the young man that he considered
that he had complied with his promise,
and released him: but the young man
replied that he did not consider himself
released. and would carry out his bar
gain. Money continued to come from
California, until DR.. Weiting had re-
ceived $40, coo. Then it stopped, and he
could not find the young man, and the
doctor came to the conclusion that he
was dead. The doctor took the SAC. 600
and invested it in block of buildings.
He had hardly made the purchase be-
fore the entire block burned down, and
he lost all the money made for him by
the homes: ycung man in California
Washington Letter.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-03-03
WISDOM OF THE SAGES.
Bob Burdette Tells How . viil3in0us
Hawk Tried to Mislead Him.

Bob Burdefte Tells How . viilainous
Hawk Tried to Mislead Him.
What a grand thing it must be to
have good, thorough education, and
know all about astronomy and natural
history and phlebo'nmy and all those
things. A painful sense of my own
general ignorance always makes me
feel very ill at ease in the presence of
learned people. Not great while
ago, two months. perhaps. was writ
ing. and happening to glance out of
my window, saw hawk make Il swoop
and catch poor little English SPAR
row. The robber, with great in
science, flew into pine tree close to
my window and began his breakfast.
l called the Prince, and we watched the
hawk devour the little bird. He held
the sparrow on the limb of the tree
with his talohs. and tore off bite after
bite with his great beak. He did not
pluck = feather before eating. Now
and then. when feather would come
away with shred of meat, the hawk
shook it from his beak. but went right
on with his meal. He didn't swallow any
feathers. but beyond that he paid not
the slightest attention to them. simply
shaking them off his beak when they
got in his way. Half IN hour later l
read in most excellent paper the
statement by learned ornitholOgist
and an old hunter that ''the hawk
nerer begins devouring bird until he
has first carefully plucked erery feather
out Of it, Now if hadn't read that,
You see how ignorant l would have
been Of a simple fact in natural history!
l believe that villain Of a hawk acted
as he did on purpose to mislead me.
But, thanks to the learned man. he
failed. I'm going to take :he word
of a miserable, ignorant hawk against
that of a great osnithologist? Not /.
I may not know much, but trow that
I wot learned ornithologist kens more
about hawks than any hawk that ever
bOlted 4 feather.-Burdette, in Brooklyn
EdQle.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-03-03
SCHOOL AND CHURCH

II do not envy clcrgymafs lie -
an easy life. nor do / envy the clergy
man who makes it an easy ife.-Dr.
Samuel johnson.
Andrew d. White has given to
Cornell University his historical library
of thirty thousand volumes, which cost
more than 500. OOO.-Nhaca IN ~
journal.
Hugh S5oweii Browns advice -
Christian students: Young men. take
care that whilst you are putting off the
old man you Go not put on the old
woman!"
The Jesuit order, on the authority
of one of its leaders. is $50 years old,
has furnished 24S saints, 1900 martyrs,
Is Popes. 60 Cardinals. 1900 Archbish-
ops. 5000 authors. and now numbers
$500 missionaries.
1t IS announced that q walking
school for young ladies has been opened
in Philadelphia by an English professor
of the art, who insists upon low-heeled
shoes and proposes to teach his pupils
the genuine English notion
The religious monthly, the South
ern Evangelist, published in Atlanta.
Ca. during the past year. has been
sold by Mr.. w. A. Hemphill to Rev.
Sam w. Small. Mr.. Small has trans
ferred the Evangelist to Nashville,
Tenn. He has changed it to weekly.
and the first issue under the new man.
agement is remarkably bright and
readable.-N. Y. Witness.
"A pastor in State adjoining this.
preaching from the text, Beware Of
covetousness," said: last Sunday
night the collection IN this house
amounted to $3.50. and the dollar was
thrown in by a Baptist brother from
Richmond, Va. who happened to be
here and did not know any better.
The other six hundred of you dropped
in the eighty cents. Richmond Re-
Hgious Herald.
President McCosh, of Princeton, is
agitating for a correction of the evils
which have grown up about public
college games. He thinks their pres
ent conduct invites jockeying, betting
and drinking, and considers that it is
high time to take action if the charac-
ter Of the colleges is to be maintained
in the view of parents, and their repu-
tatiOn as places of high education.
where cultivated tastes and refined
manners are acquired. Christian at
Work.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-03-03
Reasonable Request.

Magist. aie-You are accused of steal
ing chickens. Uncle Rastus. Are you
guilty or not guilty?
Uncle Rastus-I pleads not guilty.
go honah. an inquests de privilege of
frowing myself on de mercy OBJ de
cou't in case de evidence goes agin me.
IN. Y. Sun.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-03-03
OUR RESPONSIBILITY.

Hen Able to DO What Is just and Holy
Every Act CT Sin Voluntary.
There is no command that God puts
upon us that does not find somewhere
within us corresponding ability to
do. There is over-much looking at
man rs weak being. to take care of
whom and brood and assist. is God 5
chief duty. Men have come to think
in some way tina: God is under great
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-03-03

If men are so wicked with religion.
what would they be withcI. it.
franklin.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-11-21
MAINE DISPATCHES.
RUM IN MAINE.
What Investigations at Collector PAGES
Office Disclose

LEwIsToS, Nov. 10.
Lewiston journal reporter having visited
Portsmouth y. H., and looked over the list
OF Maine persons paying the United States
hquor tax, has reported to that
paper that there are G53 names. OF that
number II are located at Bar Harbor. ia Al
Portland. 10 at Houlton, 10 at Brunswick. 10
at Ellsworth, 10 at Augusta, II at Gardiner.
Is at Wateryile, q at Roekland l2l at Ban
gor, 10 at Oldtown, % at Bath, 10 at Skow
hogan ! ! at Belfast Is at Biddeford and ~
at Lewiston The remaining lSl are seat
tered all over the State. OF the ~ names
at Lewiston, nearly all are fictitious Ann
llealey and one or two others have courage
to hoist their coors. The presence of so
many incorrect and fictitious names in the
list under Deputy Murphy's charge raises the
suspicion that he must have known something
about them. 1t has been stated. without de-
nial, that in at least one instance complaint
was made and proceedings were begun against
one liquor dealer for non payment of tax,
and that he testified before Commissioner
Clifford that Murphy advised him to pay the
tax under another name, whereupon the case
was dropped. The proportion of liquor deal
ers to the population of the State is = to every
1000 inhabitants
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-11-21
BowDo1NHAM.

Mrs. Ada Carey Sturgis, and Denneu OF
Lewiston, the funny man, assisted by local
talent, gave an entertainment recently IN the
town hall to a full house.
John A. Cone, the popular high school
teacher, closed his first term Friday. The
school was success. Mr.. Cone will give .
series of six entertainments during the win
ter the proceeds of which will be used for
the purchase of new piano for the high
school, He will have the support of the
community.
Capt. John Coombs, the president OF the
National village bank, has expended $1,000
upon his burial lot and the public cemetery
at Bowdoin Centre. He has erected a fine
large monument and has placed heavy
wrought iron fence upon two sides Of the
entire cemetery.
Robert Patten has manufactured by the
aid of an engine eighty of his patent ice
scrapers. He will probably sell part OF
his patent To some one who will aid him in
etfecting increased sales, not only in this
State but upon the Hudson. His Is the only
scraper that can be successfully operated
with but one man.
The lumber mill will run until the last
possible day, that is, until the river freezes
up. Then, twenty five thousand sticks will
be wintered in their boows, the largest ever
known.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-11-21
wATERvIILE

Considerable discussion is going on about
town as to whether persons moving buildings
through the streets have right TO cut on
overhanging limbs which belong to trees on
the premises of adjacent owners. great
many buildings are moved in Waterville in
the course of year, aud it has always been
the custom for the men in charge to cut and
hack without leave or license, but within a
week certain persons have called a halt and
parties who have recently bought a stable on
narrow street overhung thickly with limbs,
are in quandary, as they are threatened
with prosecution If the trees are molested,
and being utterly unable to make their pur-
chase available without doing so.
Appleton Webb, Esq, has returned from
his trip across the continent.
Dphtheria is reported to be quite preva-
lent in certain sections of the town. We
must have sewers as soon as possible.
Mr.. T.. Emerson has succeeded in raising
by subscription about seventy-fve dollars fer
Robert Ray, the man who was burned out
few days ago. Mr.. Ray is in poor health
and has u large family, and by the kindness
of his friends will be enabled to pass the
winter in much greater comfort.
Mr., II. A. Priest is selling out Mt auction
his stock of dry and fancy goods in Meyer
block.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-11-21
SOUTH CHINA.

A large hawk has been raising havoc among
the hens and chickens of South China re-
Gently A few days ago this bird flew onto
the premises Of ID. s. Whitehouse and seized
hen. Mr.. ID. W. Whitehouse took q shot
gun and fired at him but although there was
flying of feathers the bird escaped to the
orchard. Mr.. Whitehouse followed and fred
a second time again bringing the feathers but
failing to bring his game. The hawk failed
to profit by this experience AMI went to the
neighboring farm of Andrew Webber and
seized large rooster. daughter Of Mr..
Webber saw the occurrence and hurrying
out killed the hawk with club. The poultry
of South China will hencefortb be much
safer than when this large pirate bird was on
the war path.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-11-21
TRAFALGAR SQUARE RIOT.
The Irish Attempt a Demonstration But
Are Driven Away.
They Succeed in Holding Meetings in
Other Parts of the City.
lnNnnN NnN- on

IpNBoNs NpN ~
Details of the demonstration at Trafalgar
Square today show that perfect order and
quiet prevailed, with the exception of single
incident at Halborn, where the Irish temper.
ance league band. with banners fiying. tried
TO pass through Gordon of police. They
were driven back, the line of procession bro
ken and banners seized. number of per
sons were struck by batous. despite the warn
ing of Sir Chas. Warren. The streets around
Trafalgar Square were thronged during the
day with eSpectant sight-seers. The police
behaved with great forbearance, limiting
their action to the dispersal of groups.
At o'clock 2oo0 special constables took
their position in the square.
ST. ong bodies of police both foot and
mounted guard the adjoining streets.
Five thousand special constables are sta
toned in the palace yard
The crowd had increased at Ills. The
mounted police kept the people moving.
The square has now been cleared and IL cor
don of police surrounded it, Despite the fog
and rain 5000 people assembled at Hyde
Park and amid music and banners incribed
"home rule for Ireland" and mo coercion -
\ strong force of police were preseut hut
did not interfere.
The speeches were enthusiastically re-
ceived. Resolutions were adopted protesting
against the imprisonment of Editor O'Bren
and his co-patriots, dcnouncing Sir Charles
Tupper and Home Secretary Mathews, as
serting the right to hold public meetings.
During the proceedings the police were
subjected to occasional hooting but the lead
ers quickly suppressed any ebulliton of
feelings while the bands played the Mar
settles" The crowd in front sang John
Browns body" to the local criticism of Sir
Charles Warner.
At 80 the crowd around the square
had perceptibly lessened. Several arrests
were made during the day for obstructing
the police. 1t is estimated that there were
100000 persons in the vicinity of Trafnlga
square,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-11-21
New Corporations.

The following new corporations filed their
certificates of organization with the Secre-
tary of State ON Saturday
The Owasco Company organized at Port
land, with capital stock of $4,000; moth
ing paid in; par value of shares 500. The
stockholders are X. B. Metcalf, Boston,
Mass. Joseph W, Spaulding aud George
II. Merriman, Portland, Maine. The officers
are President, Robert b. Metcalf; Treasur-
er, j. W. Spaulding; Directors, j. w.
Merriman. The purposes of the corporation
are TO buy and sell wool and all fabrics con
tanning the same to scour and cleanse all the
same, removing all burrs, vegetable matter,
and other impurities. and to manufacture and
use the Schrcble process (patented) for the
purpose of accomplishing the same; also to
buy, hold, lease and sell any real or person
nj property that may be necessary or conven-
lent for the purposes of said business
and generally to do all things incident TO
said business and the proper management
thereof
The Hotel Willows Association of Far
mington with capital stock of $1,000
amount paid in S. 400; par value of shares
$50. There are twenty mine stockholders,
all except three being residents of Farming
ton. The officers are President, Franklin j.
Clark, East Wilton; Treasurer, Harry +.
Beedy, Pennington; Directors, George W.
Ranger, Benjamin NJ. Hardy, Eugene +.
Gilman, Lauriston A. Smith and Franklin
are purchasing, holding, controlling, manag-
ing and generally dealing in real estate in
the town of Pennington, county of Franklin
and State of Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-11-21
A WILD panic
Barnum'S Greatest Show
on Earth,
DeVoured by Hungry
Flames.
Its Magnificent Winter Quarters
at Bridgeport, Conn.,, in
Ruins and Ashes.
Many Valuable Animals Perish
in the Burning Buildings,
And Others Escape TO the Surrounding
Country.
And Others Escape to the Surrounding
Country.
BRIpDGErogr. Conn, Nov. 20


The main building of Barnum 4 Bailey.
winter quarters burned this evening. Thous
auds of people were present The building
was 600 feet long and 200 wide two stories.
1t was consumed in half an hour.
1t is supposed that the fire cought from a
lantern exploding in the hands of watch
man. Six watchmen were employed and
only five can be accounted for.
Three elephants are burned and 36 broke
their fastenings and escaped. Their roars
were terrific. \ large hippopotamus also
escaped. These rushed about the streets
their sides burned and pieces of flesh foot
square fell off
Thirty elephants and one lion started
off across the country toward Fairfield.
Great alarm prevails and many people bar
red their doors and windows.
Al the ring animals, trained stations, po-
uies etc are burned; also all the tents, seats,
harnesses, poles, etc; also all the birds and
monkeys, 3 rhnoceroses. h ...enas tigers, IL
ons and all the menagerie.
The fire was so rapid that no attempt was
made to save the building.
The chariot building, and car sheds are
saved.
Loss 800 900, insurance 100000.
Before the fire was extingushed agents
began to work securing new attractions.
The show will probably remove to Jersey
City.
Barnum 4 Bailey are both in New York
A later and probably more correct estimate
of the loss is Building, $4,000; animals
5000 900; canvass and stock, $500. 900.
The third account says that besides the
animals lost, hundreds of animals including
4, L..
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-11-21
TO THE DOGS WITH FASHION.
A Young Man Who Proposed to Have
White Hat or Go Bareheaded

Have You any white felt hats." asked a
young man from one of the outside towns, of
a well-known Augusta natter, Saturday. He
was young man about twenty-five or three
years of age, and his good old mother had
come along with him TO assist him in making
his selection. The halter assured the worthy
pair that the era of white hats had passed. and
that the voice of Jack Frost and public opin-
ion had long ago calleoupon the masses TO
put the white hat away in the closet with the
calico gown and palm leaf fan, till spring
should call it forth again with smiles and
tears" But all his eloquence was vain. The
kind mother demonstrated firmly. David
has never owned anything but white hat in
all his life except once, and he didn't like
that one bit" The door swung slowly to,
and the halter was left to ponder upon the
eccentricities of man.